Portland Timbers
Football USA - MLS Providence Park Sat 27 Sep 22:30
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  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas

Portland Timbers host FC Dallas in this MLS meeting at Providence Park, with kick-off set for 22:30 on Saturday 27 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Back Timbers to Overcome Dallas

The standout bet can be found on the Full-Time Result market where Portland are currently priced at -109. We think they can overcome Dallas and this looks a value play.

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Dallas Won Previous H2H Clash

Portland Timbers drew away from home in their last game. A 1-1 scoreline was played out against Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place. The Oregon club recorded 40% possession and had five shots on target, while Kamal Miller was the goalscorer.

Dallas claimed a home victory in their previous league game. A 3-1 triumph against Colorado Rapids at Toyota Stadium made it back-to-back MLS wins. Eric Quill's team recorded six shots on goal and had 46% possession, while Petar Musa, Christian Cappis and Andreas Maxsoe (own goal) were all on target.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Dallas are unbeaten in the past three games against Portland. In the last clash, home side Dallas claimed a 2-0 victory at Toyota Stadium. The past 10 H2H matches have resulted in four Dallas wins, four draws and two Portland victories.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
16 Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers 33 11 11 11 41 44 -3 41:44 44
18 FC Dallas logo FC Dallas 33 10 11 12 50 54 -4 50:54 41
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Portland Timbers – Last 10 League Games

Portland have 2 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws, averaging 0.8 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 9.2 attempts. Phil Neville's side have averaged 49.9% possession and 6.2 corners per match, conceding 1.1 goals and 4.5 corners from 4.0 shots on goal and 8.6 attempts.

Kevin Kelsy is the top scorer with 2 goals, while Kamal Miller, Matias Rojas, Antony and Cristhian Paredes each have 1. The top assist makers are Kristoffer Velde, Kevin Kelsy and Ariel Lassiter, all of whom have 1 on the board.

FC Dallas – Last 10 League Games

Dallas have won 4, lost 2 and drawn 4, with an average of 4.5 shots on goal, 8.9 attempts and 1.8 goals. The Texas outfit average 39.3% possession, 3.4 corners taken and 7.6 corners against them, while 1.2 goals have been conceded from 10.2 attempts and 5.5 shots on goal.

Petar Musa is the leading scorer with 9 goals, followed by Logan Farrington on 3, with Christian Cappis and two others bagging 1. Patrickson Delgado has been top assists provider with 4 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Portland Timbers confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): James Pantemis (GK), Juan Mosquera, Finn Surman, Dario Zuparic, Kamal Miller, Matias Rojas, David Ayala, Antony, David Da Costa, Kristoffer Velde, Felipe Mora.

FC Dallas confirmed lineup (3-5-1-1): Jacob Jackson (GK), Sebastien Ibeagha, Osaze Urhoghide, Shaq Moore, Ramiro, Kaick Ferreira, Christian Cappis, Patrickson Delgado, Bernard Kamungo, Logan Farrington, Petar Musa.

Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas Prediction & Betting Tips

We cover the essential Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas betting angles, featuring our main match prediction, a corners value pick, correct score guidance, top player prop plays and a carefully crafted bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’ll back Portland with a fair degree of confidence for this MLS clash. This looks a value pick at -109 which means we can secure a healthy return if they’re able to win.

Our football betting picks come from having access to off-the-press team news along with going through the MLS form guide. It’s also important to identify the key stats.

Key Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas league stats:

  • Portland have won 5 of their last 10 games at home.

Timbers to Win Probability

According to the top bookmakers, our pick has a 52.1% chance of landing a return. However, our experts think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kristoffer Velde To Score +330 BetMGM logo

Kristoffer Velde (Portland) can be backed to find the net at +330. The Anytime Goalscorer odds look really appealing considering all angles and we’ll take a chance on him.

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -143 BetMGM logo

There’s been a corner average of 13.80 in the past five matches involving Dallas, with the last five Portland games averaging 11.60. If you’re in agreement with our opinion that the Total Corners line is on the low side, take the odds of -143 that the teams go over.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Portland Logo Portland
Total
10.70 6.20 4.50
Home
10.40 6.10 4.30
Away
9.80 4.80 5.00
Dallas Logo Dallas
Total
11.00 3.40 7.60
Home
10.20 2.80 7.40
Away
11.10 4.30 6.80
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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Portland -109
Total Goals Under 2.5 +130
Total Corners Over 9.5 -143

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Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Timbers Victory

Favourites Portland Timbers are regarded as the likeliest winners for this MLS clash. The -139 about them triumphing means a 58% chance of coming out on top based on their current betting odds. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, FC Dallas are trading at +325.

One Asian Handicap bet involves backing Portland -0.75 at -115. If they beat Dallas by 2+ goals, you get a full payout. You also get a return on half your stake if they win by one and the other half is refunded.

There’s a high probability that Over 2.5 Goals will be netted according to the current prices. If you think that both sides will end up scoring, then the Both Teams to Score Yes option can be backed at -213.

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Petar Musa Heads First Goalscorer Market

Petar Musa can be backed to find the net anytime at +130. There is the chance to back the market leader to score the first goal at +420.

Player Goals
Petar Musa (Dallas)
First
+130
Anytime
+420
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Antony Alves Santos (Portland)
First
+155
Anytime
+510
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Ariel Lassiter (Portland)
First
+180
Anytime
+600
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Kristoffer Velde (Portland)
First
+280
Anytime
+850
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Player Shots On Target
Antony Alves Santos (Portland)
Over 0.5
-233
Under 0.5
+145
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Ariel Lassiter (Portland)
Over 0.5
-179
Under 0.5
+115
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Kristoffer Velde (Portland)
Over 0.5
+102
Under 0.5
-182
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David Costa (Portland)
Over 0.5
+105
Under 0.5
-167
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Providence Park
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Past Six H2H Providence Park Meetings Have Seen Portland Unbeaten

Portland have managed five victories, three draws and two losses in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.10.

Dallas have not lost on their travels in the past three matches. Eric Quill's team have recorded five draws, three losses and two wins in the previous 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 2.00.

Portland drew 0-0 with Dallas when they last met at Providence Park. The 6 most recent H2H meetings at Providence Park have included three Portland victories along with three draws.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers Home Stats 5-3-2 2.50 1.40 1.10 5 5 8 2
FC Dallas logo FC Dallas Away Stats 2-5-3 3.50 1.50 2.00 5 5 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers League Stats
FC Dallas logo FC Dallas League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Portland Timbers vs FC Dallas Lineups & Team News

Stay ahead of the game by checking the Portland vs Dallas team news before betting. We’ll keep you posted with predicted and confirmed lineups for the MLS and all current injury news.

Portland Timbers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

FC Dallas Confirmed Lineup 3-5-1-1

Portland Timbers Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

41 James Pantemis
29 Juan Mosquera 20 Finn Surman 13 Dario Zuparic 4 Kamal Miller
35 Matias Rojas 24 David Ayala
11 Antony 10 David Da Costa 99 Kristoffer Velde
9 Felipe Mora
98 Jacob Jackson
25 Sebastien Ibeagha 3 Osaze Urhoghide 18 Shaq Moore
17 Ramiro 55 Kaick Ferreira 12 Christian Cappis 6 Patrickson Delgado 77 Bernard Kamungo
23 Logan Farrington
9 Petar Musa

FC Dallas Confirmed Lineup 3-5-1-1

Portland Timbers Substitutes

  • 7Ariel Lassiter
  • 15Eric Miller
  • 16Maxime Crepeau
  • 17Cristhian Paredes
  • 19Kevin Kelsy
  • 21Diego Chara
  • 22Omir Fernandez
  • 23Ian Smith
  • 27Jimer Fory

FC Dallas Substitutes

  • 5Lalas Abubakar
  • 7Don Deedson Louicius
  • 11Anderson Julio
  • 20Pedrinho
  • 22Alvaro Augusto
  • 24Joshua Torquato
  • 30Michael Collodi
  • 50Diego Garcia
  • 99Enes Sali

Previous Portland Timbers Lineups

24 Sep MLS
Vancouver 1-1 Portland Timbers
20 Sep MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-0 Portland Timbers
13 Sep MLS
Portland Timbers 2-1 NY Red Bulls
30 Aug MLS
Minnesota Utd 1-1 Portland Timbers
23 Aug MLS
San Diego 0-0 Portland Timbers
16 Aug MLS
Portland Timbers 2-3 FC Cincinnati

Previous FC Dallas Lineups

20 Sep MLS
FC Dallas 3-1 Colorado Rapids
13 Sep MLS
FC Dallas 2-0 Austin FC
06 Sep MLS
St. Louis 1-1 FC Dallas
23 Aug MLS
FC Dallas 1-1 Los Angeles FC
16 Aug MLS
Austin FC 1-1 FC Dallas
09 Aug MLS
FC Dallas 2-0 Portland Timbers

Injuries & Suspensions

Portland Timbers Injury Table
Type Name Info
Jonathan Rodriguez Hip
FC Dallas Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
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2025 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 33 20 6 7 57:33 66
2 Vancouver 33 18 9 6 65:36 63
3 FC Cincinnati 33 19 5 9 49:40 62
4 Inter Miami 33 18 8 7 76:53 62
5 San Diego 33 18 6 9 60:41 60
6 Los Angeles FC 33 17 8 8 63:38 59
7 Minnesota Utd 33 16 10 7 55:37 58
8 Charlotte FC 33 18 2 13 53:46 56
9 NYCFC 33 17 5 11 49:42 56
10 Nashville SC 33 16 6 11 56:40 54
11 Orlando City 33 14 11 8 61:47 53
12 Chicago Fire 33 15 7 11 66:58 52
13 Seattle Sounders 33 14 10 9 56:47 52
14 Columbus Crew 33 13 12 8 52:50 51
15 Austin FC 33 13 8 12 36:43 47
16 Portland Timbers 33 11 11 11 41:44 44
17 NY Red Bulls 33 12 7 14 47:44 43
18 FC Dallas 33 10 11 12 50:54 41
19 Real Salt Lake 33 12 4 17 36:47 40
20 Colorado Rapids 33 11 7 15 42:54 40
21 SJ Earthquakes 33 10 8 15 58:62 38
22 Houston Dynamo 33 9 9 15 43:56 36
23 NE Revolution 33 9 8 16 42:49 35
24 St. Louis 33 8 7 18 42:56 31
25 Toronto FC 33 5 14 14 33:42 29
26 CF Montréal 33 6 10 17 34:57 28
27 Sporting KC 33 7 6 20 46:70 27
28 LA Galaxy 33 6 9 18 44:65 27
29 Atlanta United 33 5 12 16 37:62 27
30 D.C. United 33 5 10 18 29:65 25
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 17 12 4 1 36:15 40
2 Charlotte FC 16 12 1 3 31:16 37
3 Nashville SC 16 11 3 2 34:12 36
4 Inter Miami 17 11 3 3 44:26 36
5 Seattle Sounders 17 10 6 1 38:20 36
6 Los Angeles FC 17 11 2 4 31:13 35
7 Vancouver 16 10 4 2 41:18 34
8 NY Red Bulls 17 10 3 4 36:23 33
9 NYCFC 16 11 0 5 27:19 33
10 Columbus Crew 16 8 5 3 26:19 29
11 Orlando City 17 8 4 5 36:26 28
12 Minnesota Utd 17 8 4 5 29:20 28
13 Real Salt Lake 17 9 1 7 23:21 28
14 Austin FC 17 7 7 3 18:16 28
15 FC Cincinnati 16 8 3 5 24:19 27
16 Colorado Rapids 16 8 3 5 23:19 27
17 Portland Timbers 16 7 6 3 25:22 27
18 San Diego 17 7 5 5 25:17 26
19 Chicago Fire 17 6 6 5 25:25 24
20 FC Dallas 17 6 3 8 25:25 21
21 LA Galaxy 16 6 2 8 25:27 20
22 Atlanta United 16 4 7 5 28:28 19
23 SJ Earthquakes 16 4 6 6 35:31 18
24 Houston Dynamo 17 5 3 9 20:30 18
25 St. Louis 16 4 5 7 21:26 17
26 Sporting KC 16 4 4 8 25:32 16
27 NE Revolution 16 4 3 9 18:23 15
28 Toronto FC 16 2 7 7 13:17 13
29 D.C. United 17 2 7 8 13:31 13
30 CF Montréal 17 2 6 9 14:33 12